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Mon, August 5th, 10:00 · Paul Adepoju
Konga.com begins price match guarantee
Nigerian e-commerce site Konga.com has begun a price match guarantee on its electronics goods, allowing customers to compare the prices from other sites. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 09:30 · Richard Cutcher
US government prevent Apple sales ban
Apple has escaped a potential sales ban on their products in the United States, after the government told the US International Trade Commission (ITC) it was disapproving their ruling in the tech giant’s battle with Samsung. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 09:00 · Kamau Mbote
999 emergency lines restored
The Kenyan government has restored the emergency 999 line following a court order that commanded government agencies and telecommunications partners to have the number running in a month. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 08:30 · Brandon Gregory
SABC 24-hour news blooper not real
A “blooper” video reportedly doing the rounds on Facebook early on Friday, which was supposed to have come from the new South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) 24-hour news channel, is not real. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 08:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Telkom launches business package for SMEs
South African fixed-line provider Telkom has released a range of uncapped internet products to take care of the small business market. → Read more
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Mon, August 5th, 07:00 · Nick Sato
IBM appoints Nicholas Nesbitt new general manager East Africa
Nicholas Nesbitt, Kencall founder and former chief executive (CEO), has been named IBM country general manager for East Africa. → Read more
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Sun, August 4th, 08:00 · Paul Adepoju
Q&A: Ghana gets iSpace incubator
Fiifi Baidoo, co-founder and community manager of Accra’s latest incubator and co-working environment, iSpace, spoke to HumanIPO about why the office was set up and what it is hoping to achieve in the tech entrepreneur and startup ecosystem in Ghana. → Read more
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Sat, August 3rd, 13:00 · Nick Sato
Kenyans to pay more on mobile, ATM and bank transfers with new tax
Kenyans are expected to pay more in their money transactions, including mobile, ATM and bank transfers, following amendments introduced by the Finance Act of 2013 Of Kenya. → Read more
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Sat, August 3rd, 08:00 · Brandon Gregory
Government request for Twitter users on the increase – report
Twitter is experiencing increasing pressure from governments to release their users’ private information, rising by 40 per cent in the first six months of 2013. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 20:00 · Kamau Mbote
Phase one of Safaricom’s city fibre project to be finished by November
Safaricom will complete phase one of its city fibre project by the end of the year, made up of 600km of laid fibre in Nairobi. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 19:00 · Brandon Gregory
SABC 24-hour news channel launch premature – AZAPO
The launch of the new South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) 24-hour news channel was criticised by the Azanian People’s Organisation (AZAPO) and is concerned about subjective political reporting by the broadcaster. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 18:00 · Paul Adepoju
NCC addresses fraudulent messages via social media
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) took to social media this afternoon to address circulating messages informing subscribers they had won NGN1 million (US$6,250) during the SIM registration exercise. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 17:30 · Nanine Steenkamp
Q&A: No excuse for women oppression – Nikki Cockroft
South African digital business industry rolemodel Nikki Cockroft spoke to HumanIPO about the challenges of being a female in the field as she prepares for motherhood, while continuing her career. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 17:00 · Susan Mwenesi
Konza investors to be exempt from income tax for 10 years
The Kenyan government has published the draft version of its bill supporting its technology city project, Konza, which includes a range of incentives for potential investors. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 16:30 · Paul Adepoju
Etisalat targets executives with Mobile Assistant
Etisalat Nigeria has launched Mobile Assistant, an innovation is aimed at enhancing productivity of business executives. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 16:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
First African MTC launches in SA
The first Microsoft Technology Centre (MTC) in Africa has launched in Johannesburg, South Africa, assisting local companies to grow global competence. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 15:30 · Nick Sato
OLX Kenya cautions users over rising cases of fraud on its platform
Classifieds site OLX Kenya has cautioned its users to be cautious when purchasing goods via their platform due to rising cases of fraud. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 15:00 · Nanine Steenkamp
Snowden offered job at VKontakte
United States intelligence whistleblower Edward Snowden has been offered a position at Russian social network VKontakte, following his granted asylum by Russia. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 14:30 · Susan Mwenesi
Africa’s tech future brighter with involvement of more governments
The future of technology in Africa has been boosted with the involvement of more governments according to Ghanaian startup founder Abi Alomele. → Read more
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Fri, August 2nd, 14:00 · Brandon Gregory
Jacob Zuma abused SABC for political campaigning – DA
Opposition party the Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) for interrupting ordinary programming on Wednesday, in order to air a speech President Jacob Zuma delivered at a dinner function. → Read more
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